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[Chris McCurley 👊 @ChrisMcCurley2]

DON’T MISS THE HEADLINE!

How many of you grew up in a church where Christmas was a “Jesus-free” day? You could talk about Jesus any other day of the year except the Sunday closest to Christmas. You could sing "Joy to the World" in July (which was always weird), but don't you dare sing it on the Sunday closest to Christmas. Christmas, and the celebration thereof, has always been somewhat of an elephant in the church. Some don’t know what to do with it. They celebrate it in their homes, but avoid it at all costs in church. They don’t believe it to be the actual day of Jesus’ birth; therefore, they ignore it all together, lest someone gets the impression that they believe Jesus was actually born on December 25th. In all our efforts to avoid the appearance of celebrating Christmas as a church holiday, we can actually fail to celebrate Jesus.

When the whole world is at least giving some attention to our Savior, I want to help them understand more about Jesus. I want to promote Jesus at a time when so many others are commercializing Him. I’m not going to spend my time arguing about whether He was actually born on December the 25th. I want to spend my time helping people understand why He was born in the first place. It’s never wrong to talk about Jesus’ birth. It is wrong, I believe, to purposely avoid it. When it comes to the story that surrounds Christmas, we need to spend more time talking about it, not less. Rather than avoiding Christmas because we’re afraid of being too secular, let’s redeem it. Let’s remind others what Christmas is really all about. In all our fervor to denounce December 25th as the actual day of Christ’s birth, let’s not be a Grinch. Let’s not miss Jesus.

This Sunday morning at the Walnut Street Church of Christ, we will sing those scriptural hymns focusing on Jesus' birth. We will pray to the God who became flesh and dwelt among us. We will remember the sacrifice that was made on our behalf as we partake of communion. We will celebrate, just as they did when Jesus first came into the world. In all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, in all our gift-giving, in all our arguing over when Jesus was actually born, we miss the headline. The headline is not: “Tis the Season to Be Jolly.” The headline is not: “Jesus is the Reason for the Season.” The headline, in big, bold letters, is this: “IMMANUEL--GOD WITH US!”

SEE YOU SUNDAY!

Walnut Street Church of Christ
201 Center Avenue
Dickson, TN 37055
https://t.co/FBjy68fMsA

WORSHIP at 9:00 a.m.
BIBLE CLASS at 10:15 a.m.
WORSHIP at 5:00 p.m.
CONNECT GROUPS meet in various homes throughout the day.

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

🙌💜 A huge THANK YOU to @TMobile for their incredible #5K to support our Badgers! 🏈🐾
We are so grateful for you !🫶 #sweepstakes #FN5GL #GoMerkelBadgers

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

Badger Nation, we NEED your help! There is still time to help get us in the TOP 25 or even better help us win it all!
How to help:
On our Instagram & X (twitter) pages, we need you to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE with the tags T-Mobile #fn5gl #sweepstakes #gomerkelbadgers

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

Thank you! @TMobile we are STOKED to win the 5K in the @fn5gl #sweepstakes
Let's #gomerkelbadgers help us make the #top25 #finals 💪💜

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

🎄✨ The spirit of giving is alive and well! Mr. Foss received a thoughtful surprise from some very sweet students—a beautifully handmade ornament. What a heartwarming gesture this holiday season! 💝🎅

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

Merkel ISD Receives the District of Distinction Award!

Merkel ISD was honored with the District of Distinction Award by the Texas Art Educators Association! This prestigious recognition celebrates districts that promote & advocate for their visual arts programs.

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

Our very own Mrs. Jimenez, the MES Teacher of the Year '23-'24, is attending the Texas Teacher of the Year awards ceremony in Round Rock Texas today! 🎉

👏 Thank you for being a rockstar educator and for representing our small town with such passion and dedication.

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

📣 Congratulations to our MHS September Students of the Month! 🎉

We are incredibly proud to recognize these outstanding students for their hard work, dedication, and positive impact both in and out of the classroom.
Jake, Levi, Mason, Chris.
Jenesis, Addyson, Teeghan, Jayden

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

🏆 Regional Qualifiers Alert! 🏆

A huge shoutout to our amazing XC team for qualifying for regionals! We are so proud of all their hard work and dedication.

Special congratulations to our individual medalists:
🥇 Maliyah - 4th Place
🥈 Mia - 8th Place

[Aaron Watson @aaron_watson]

We almost lost mom on Sunday. I've always cherished her but I held her hand differently today, I listened to her voice differently today. Being with her felt like an answered prayer. Turn off your phones & tv and love on your family this evening. Xo, Aw

[Landry Mullins @War13Hawk]

Happy Birthday 🎉 @jeremyBmullins! Thanks for all that you do and for being such a great role model! Love ya 🤟🏽 ⚔️ @BaylorMullins @Kieth_Mullins

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance & Ms. Rash presented our staff with Teacher/Staff/Student of the Month. We would like to thank them in offering this to our school.

🏆Winners
Student of the Month - Jason A.
Teacher of the Month - Mrs. Duncan-Munden
Staff of the Month - Mrs. Parker

[Wes Wood @wesgwood12]

The Lady Badgers take it in the 5th set over Big Spring! 💪🏽 Congrats Ladies!
@merkelisd

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

Please join us in congratulating the MHS students of the Month for the month of August. 🥳

9th
Aubree
Jason

10th
Peyton
Logan

11th
Megan
Braxton

12th
Marissa
Trey

#ProudBadgers #OurBadgerStory #GoMerkelBadgers #BadgerStrong

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

🏆 A Big Thank You to Taylor Electric Cooperative!

We are incredibly grateful to Taylor Electric Coop. for their generous support as a Platinum Level Sponsor of Merkel ISD Athletics!

#ThankYou #CommunitySupport #ProudBadgers #OurBadgerStory #GoMerkelBadgers

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

The football staff is implementing a new tradition called Scout Team Player of the Week.

This is a huge honor to receive as a Merkel Badger JV Football Player.

Please help me in congratulating this week’s Scout Team Player of the Week:

Ryder I.! Congrats young man!

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

Badger Nation, make sure you tune in tomorrow morning at 11am on Facebook Live to catch our Coaches Show with Head Coach - Wes Wood and a few surprise guests.🎙️🏈

It will be hosted from Coach Wood's Facebook Page.

Go Badgers!

#ProudBadgers #OurBadgerStory

[Merkel ISD @merkelisd]

🎉 Mission Accomplished! 🎉

Our 5th graders have created their mission statement for the year, and it's nothing short of inspiring! 🌟 These future leaders are ready to take on the challenges of the school year with determination, teamwork, and vision.

[Wes Wood @wesgwood12]

Let’s Go Lady Badgers!!!

Battled back for set 5!!!

@merkelisd